Rafael Benitez grateful for ‘lucky’ win as Newcastle beat Crystal Palace - originally posted on Sportslens.com Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez admitted that his side’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at St. James’ Park involved a bit of luck. The two sides engaged in a cagey affair with Newca...

Buoyed not just by their first goal, but their first win of the campaign – a win over the champions, Chelsea – Crystal Palace will look to have finally pressed lift-off on their season. Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle have defied the expectations bestowed onto them before the campagin, and find themselv...

Newcastle legend hits out, expresses disgust at treatment of fans, welcomes sale of club - originally posted on Sportslens.com Alan Shearer has blasted Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and believes the proposed sale of the club can’t come soon enough. Ashley confirmed earlier this week he had p...

Spanish Armada (4) - Rafael Benitez Vitalfootball: Chelsea: 20/10/2017 10:34:20 It`s time to continue our on-going series with a look at a controversial (interim) managerial appointment made by Chelsea, that of Rafa Benitez.

The Newcastle United Injury Table Updated 20/10/2017 Vitalfootball: Newcastle: 20/10/2017 09:16:32 Our weekly update looking at the injury table for Newcastle United and also comparing with all our competitors in the Premier League.

The latest England squad has been announced for the upcoming qualifiers at the beginning of October, with the usual array of names featuring. Gareth Southgate has been labelled as fairly predictable and safe with his selections in recent months, and the announcements regularly divide Premier Leag...

Mike Ashley finally makes the right choice, Newcastle fans will be delighted with this - originally posted on Sportslens.com Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has finally decided to put the club up for sale. Last year, the club owner admitted that buying Newcastle was a mistake. He has endured a...

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With the freedom he has now, and the quality going forward, Gerrard is unstoppable, Benitez said after the match.

I'm here trying to bring the best from the team -- that is the best for the club, said Benitez. I don't want to create a war -- I don't need to do that -- but I need to be sure the players are concentrated on football playing well and getting points every game to stay up.

Slimani is a player with Premier League experience, said Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez. He is a player who can fight with defenders, challenge and score goals. Hopefully he can give us some experience and some different characteristics to the strikers we have at the moment.